| Mountain myzomela | |
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| Mountain myzomela (bottom right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Myzomela |
| Species: | M. adolphinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Myzomela adolphinae Salvadori, 1876 | |
The mountain myzomela (Myzomela adolphinae), also known as elfin myzomela or midget myzomela, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was named in honour of Adolphine Susanna Wilhelmina Bruijn.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Myzomela adolphinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703834A130345396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703834A130345396.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014-10-01). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472905741.
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